Andreessen Horowitz July 7, 2022
Peter Donnelly is a professor of statistical science at the University of Oxford and the CEO of Genomics PLC, which uses large-scale human genetic data to inform healthcare and drug discovery. In this interview he, Lauren Richardson, and a16z general partner Vineeta Agarwala discuss the concept of polygenic risk scores with and how this lets us quantify how much your personal genetic configuration, as a whole, affects your risk for disease.
They explore how our deepening understanding of the genetic components of common diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, is helping empower a shift from ‘sick care’ to risk management and preventative medicine. But first, the conversation begins...
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